Where does “noncamping” come from?
noncamping (English) comes from English camping, from English camp, from Middle English kampe, from Old English camp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
noncamping (English): Not of or pertaining to camping
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to camping
Ancestry of “noncamping”, step by step
noncamping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English camping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camping | present participle of camp; The recreational... |
| 2 | English | camp | An outdoor place acting as temporary... |
| 3 | Middle English | kampe | An armed military conflict; a clash; A... |
| 4 | Old English | camp | combat; an enclosed piece of land |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 6 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |